BUTCHER, BAKER, PROFIT-MAKER

Retailers have increasingly relied on their fresh foods to create varied levels of customer service that differentiate their stores from competitors.In the deli/fresh meals, meat, seafood and bakery categories, retailers employ personnel with a higher level of knowledge than found in other areas of the store. Traditionally trained in production, they were the store's artisans and resident experts.Today,

Retailers have increasingly relied on their fresh foods to create varied levels of customer service that differentiate their stores from competitors.

In the deli/fresh meals, meat, seafood and bakery categories, retailers employ personnel with a higher level of knowledge than found in other areas of the store. Traditionally trained in production, they were the store's artisans and resident experts.

Today, that tradition of making an item from scratch has given way to a demand